To the Editor of the "NorTa-Cuina Dairy News."
Sim,—I read in the papers that it is intended to transport the survivors of Tsingtao to Japan. The ways of soldiers, diplomatists, and other interesting people have often puzzled me, but 1 am truly amazed at this decision. I should have thought it much more reasonable and sensible to keep these gentry where they are for a while, and sot them to some useful occupation. In the first place I think they should have been given the task of sweeping up the mines in the jer and outer harbours of Kino-chow, and the adjacent seas. Sec-endly, they should be employed to complete the demolition of the fortifications, which should never have been set up. A third contingent could be usefully employed in clear-barbed. entanglements, ing away all the entrenchmen
in the neighbourhood, could repair the roads, rebuild the damaged houses, re-erect the lighthouses, and generally make the place presentable.
When I rent a house I am expected, at the termination of the lease, to hand it back in the same good order and condition in which it was at my date of entry, ordinary wear and tear excepted. ' The late ing had his lease ignominiously terminated, should, before taking his departure, be made to put the place in order, s0 that it can be handed over to China in a reasonably clean and tidy condition. After that, it seems to my simple mind, would be time enough to think of giving the Tsingtao prisoners @ nice holiday in Japan. They could do most of the work I have above indicated, and still-be in time for the cherry blossom season in the Fairy Land of Nippon.
Tam, ete,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.